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Vcolts Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Punctuation & Conjunction Q
Ex1:
There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: The party officials failed to properly inform the new members; there was not enough cohesion in the first place; and the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
Ex2:
There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: that the party officials failed to properly inform the new members; that there was not enough cohesion in the first place; that the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
*Please ignore spelling and the content of the sentence, as I just made it up.
Q1: Are both examples grammatically & punctuation wise correct?
Q2: I do not have the determiners (1), 2), 3)/ One, Two, Three,/ A), B) and etc). Is it okay without them?
Q3: Is the "and" in red necessary?
Q4: Is the "that" in red necessary?
Thanks in advance.
There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: The party officials failed to properly inform the new members; there was not enough cohesion in the first place; and the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
Ex2:
There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: that the party officials failed to properly inform the new members; that there was not enough cohesion in the first place; that the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
*Please ignore spelling and the content of the sentence, as I just made it up.
Q1: Are both examples grammatically & punctuation wise correct?
Q2: I do not have the determiners (1), 2), 3)/ One, Two, Three,/ A), B) and etc). Is it okay without them?
Q3: Is the "and" in red necessary?
Q4: Is the "that" in red necessary?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
There is no need for any semicolons whatsoever: There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: the party officials failed to properly inform the new members , there was not enough cohesion in the first place , and the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
- There is no need for any semicolons whatsoever: There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: the party officials failed to properly inform the new members , there was not enough cohesion in the first place , and the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
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There is no need for any semicolons whatsoever:
There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: the party officials failed to properly inform the new members, there was not enough cohesion in the first place, and the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
There were several reasons for the breakdown of the party: the party officials failed to properly inform the new members, there was not enough cohesion in the first place, and the party platform was out of touch with the general public.
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